Jon Gold’s new single, "Lullaby for a Dream," is an act of gorgeous disorientation. You see the name—a pianist rooted in the intricate soils of jazz—and you prepare for one thing, but what arrives is a mist-laden skiff drifting from an entirely different shore. Gold, a Delaware musician, has composed a piece of British-Gaelic folk, and the cognitive dissonance is half the immediate magic....

Within the first minute of Fedstar's new single "Treat Me Right," it is clear that a great deal of effort was put into the creation of the song. The title of the song suggests that once she is your companion, you are obligated to behave appropriately with her. Who wouldn't want access to the very best treatment? The lyrics of the song appear to be a...